| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | NigeriaSat-2 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Nigeria |
| Operator/Owner | National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Earth Observation |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 691 |
| Apogee (km) | 705 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000990379173740804 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 98.2 |
| Period (minutes) | 98.7 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 300 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 17-08-2011 |
| Expected Lifetime | 7 yrs. |
| Contractor | Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) |
| Country of Contractor | United Kingdom |
| Launch Site | Dombarovskiy Launch Facility |
| Launch Vehicle | Dnepr 1 |
| COSPAR Number | 2011-044B |
| NORAD Number | 37789 |
| Comments | Development of NigeriaSat-2 involves also on-the-job training of NASRDA engineers at SSTL. Earth observation, also carries DMC equipment. |